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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
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 numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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