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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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