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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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