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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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