MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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