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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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