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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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