MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students 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 several
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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