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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily 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 a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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