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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
customarily 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 numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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