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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
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
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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