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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally 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 variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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