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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly 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
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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