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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally 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 many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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