MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
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
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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