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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online education technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students 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 many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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