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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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