MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically 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 a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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