MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
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
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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