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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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