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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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