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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
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
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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