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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
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 a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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