MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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