MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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