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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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