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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
mostly 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 numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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