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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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