MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
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 several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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