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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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