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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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