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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
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
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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