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.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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