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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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