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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
mostly 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.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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