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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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