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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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