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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically 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 a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
People want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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