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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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