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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always 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.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|