MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
normally 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 several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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