MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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