MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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 many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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