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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
mostly free
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
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mayotte to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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