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.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always 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 a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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