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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students 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
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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