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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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