MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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