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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
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 many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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