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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily 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 numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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