MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
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 many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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