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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
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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