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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily 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 several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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