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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
customarily 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
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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