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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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