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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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