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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
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
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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