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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly 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
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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