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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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