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 is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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