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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take part 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 a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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