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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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