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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students 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 several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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