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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic education technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly 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 several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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