MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly 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
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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