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 is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually 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 several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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