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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
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 many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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