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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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