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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally 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
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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