MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
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 many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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