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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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