MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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