MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
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
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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