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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
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 quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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