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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
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
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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