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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
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 quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
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 blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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