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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally 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 a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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