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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
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 several
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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