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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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