MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|