MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students 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 lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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