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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
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 many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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