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.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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