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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners 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 a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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