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.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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