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.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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