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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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