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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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