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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
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 several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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