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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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