MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
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 many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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