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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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