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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily 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 several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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