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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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