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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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