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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
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 several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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