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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly 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 several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major 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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