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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students 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 a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
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