MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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