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 is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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