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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
usually 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 a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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