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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in all parts of 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.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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