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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
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 many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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