MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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