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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes 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 lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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