MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
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 variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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