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
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online education have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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