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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
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.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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