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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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