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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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