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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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