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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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