MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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