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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally 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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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