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.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in 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
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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