MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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