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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
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 a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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