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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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