MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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