MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
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 a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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