MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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