MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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 several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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