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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students 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 a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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