MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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