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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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