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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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