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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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