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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
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
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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