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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly 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 numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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