MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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