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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
generally 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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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