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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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