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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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