MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
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
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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