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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students 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 a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
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