MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students 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
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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