MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
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
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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