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
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly 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 lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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