MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
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 a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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