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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly 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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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