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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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