MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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