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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
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