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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly 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 numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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