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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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