MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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