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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
typically 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.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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