MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students 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 several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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