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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
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 variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Suriname to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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