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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
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 lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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