MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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