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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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