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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs 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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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