MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
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.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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