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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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