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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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