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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC 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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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