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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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