MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
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 a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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