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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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