MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally 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 a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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