MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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