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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses 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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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