MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
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 quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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