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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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