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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
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
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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