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.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology enable
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 many
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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