MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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