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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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