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
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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