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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
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.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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