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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
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 variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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