MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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