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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
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 several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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