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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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