MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students 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 many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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