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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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