MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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