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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over 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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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