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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners 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
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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