MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners 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
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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