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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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