MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students 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 a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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