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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally 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 many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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