MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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