MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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