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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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