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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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