MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally 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 numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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