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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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