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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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