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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually 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
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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