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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
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 a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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