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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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