MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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