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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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