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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
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 several
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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