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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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