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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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