MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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