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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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