MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
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
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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