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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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