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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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