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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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