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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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