MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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