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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
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
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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