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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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