MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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