MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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