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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students 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 many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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