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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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 numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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