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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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