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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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