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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
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
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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