MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs 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
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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