MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically 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
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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