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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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