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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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 several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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