MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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