MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically 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 a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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