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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students 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.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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