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.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
commonly 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
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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