MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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