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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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