MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
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 a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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