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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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