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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
usually 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.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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