MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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 numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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