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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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