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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally 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 several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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