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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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