MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students 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
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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