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.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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