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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
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
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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