MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly 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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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