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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
commonly 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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Libya to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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