MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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