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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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