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 is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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