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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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