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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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