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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically 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 many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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