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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
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 many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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