MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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