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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
usually 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 several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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