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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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