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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
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 many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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