MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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