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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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