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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
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 many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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