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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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