MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally 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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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