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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes 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 a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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