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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily 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 many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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