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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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