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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
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 several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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