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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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