MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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