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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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