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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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