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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
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 a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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