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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education are empowering
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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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