MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
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 many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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