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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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