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
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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