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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students 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 several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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