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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
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
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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