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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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