MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners 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 several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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