MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs 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 learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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