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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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