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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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