MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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