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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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