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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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