MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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