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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners 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
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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