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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all over 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 massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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