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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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