MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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