MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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