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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
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 a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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