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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically 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
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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