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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver 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 (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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