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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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