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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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