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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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