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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
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 consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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