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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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