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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
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.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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