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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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