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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate 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
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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