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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning enable
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
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
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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