MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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