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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
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 numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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