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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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