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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
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.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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