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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
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
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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