MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually 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.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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