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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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