MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students 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 a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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