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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
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 a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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