MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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