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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores 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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