MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
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 a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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