MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students 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 many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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