MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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