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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
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 learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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