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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily 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 many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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