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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly 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 many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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