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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners 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 lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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