MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
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 numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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