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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students 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
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews 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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