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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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