MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally 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 a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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