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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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