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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally 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 many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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