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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally 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 many
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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