MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
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
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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