MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
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 variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|