MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
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 numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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