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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
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 a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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