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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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