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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning have empowered
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly 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.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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