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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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