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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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