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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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