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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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