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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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