MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
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
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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