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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
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
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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