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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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