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.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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