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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
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
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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