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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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