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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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