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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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