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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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