MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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