MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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