MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
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 quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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