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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
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 a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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