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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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