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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
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
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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