MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
usually 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 quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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