MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 learning organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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