MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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