MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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