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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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