MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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