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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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