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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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