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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in 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
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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