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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
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