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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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