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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
normally 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 several
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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