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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
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
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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