MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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