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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
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
online education institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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