MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
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
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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