MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
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.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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