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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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