MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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 numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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