MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online 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
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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