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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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