MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
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 many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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