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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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