MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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