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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes 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
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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