MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
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 numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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