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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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