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.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
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 quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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