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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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