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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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