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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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