MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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