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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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