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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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