MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students 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 many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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