MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 many
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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