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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively 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 several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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