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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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 many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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