MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily 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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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