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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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