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.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners 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
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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