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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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