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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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