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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes 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
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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