MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically 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.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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