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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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