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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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