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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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