MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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