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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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