MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
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