MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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