MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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