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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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