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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
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
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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