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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
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
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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