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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly 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 a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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