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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly 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.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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