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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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 many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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