MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically 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 many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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