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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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