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.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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