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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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