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
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students 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
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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