MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key 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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