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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally 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 many
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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