MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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