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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
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
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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