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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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