MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
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 a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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