MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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