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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly 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
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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