MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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