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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students 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
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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