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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually 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 quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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