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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
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 a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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