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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
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
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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