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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
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 several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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