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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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