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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
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 several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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