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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
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.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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