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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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