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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Albania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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