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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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