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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students 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
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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