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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students 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 several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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