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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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