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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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