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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure 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
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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