MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
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 numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
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