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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
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
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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