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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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