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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
for students 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 many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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