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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally 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 several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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