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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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