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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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