MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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