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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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