MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
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 several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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