MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
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.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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