MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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