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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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