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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs 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 a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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