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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes 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 several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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