MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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