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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
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 numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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