MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students 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.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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