MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
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
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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