MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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