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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
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
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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