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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily 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 a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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