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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Syria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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