MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 several
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online 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 New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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