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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
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 a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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