MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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