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.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly 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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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