MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
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 several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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