MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students 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
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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