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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically 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 several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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