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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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