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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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