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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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