MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Albania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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