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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
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 a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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