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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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