MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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