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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always 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 variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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