MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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