MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
commonly free
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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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