MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
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
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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