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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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