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
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
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 many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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