MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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