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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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