MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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