MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
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 numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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