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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
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 many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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