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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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