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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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