MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key 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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