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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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