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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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