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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners 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 variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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