MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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