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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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