MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
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 quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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