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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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