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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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