MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally 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.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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