MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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