MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chad to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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