MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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