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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
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
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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