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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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