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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
free
for students 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
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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