MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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