MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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