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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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