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
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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