MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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