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.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
normally 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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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