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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
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 a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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