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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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