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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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