MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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