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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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